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Overview
In a groundbreaking study, Carol Duncan explores the function of art museums as ritual settings and as cultural artifacts that are much more than neutral shelters for art. She illuminates the ways in which museums in France, Britain and the U.S. engage their visitors in the performance of ritual scenarios and, through them, communicate and affirm ideas, values and social identities.
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- ISBN-13: 9780415070126
- ISBN-10: 0415070120
- Publisher: Routledge
- Publish Date: May 1995
- Dimensions: 9.4 x 6.24 x 0.39 inches
- Shipping Weight: 0.72 pounds
- Page Count: 192
- Reading Level: Ages 18-18
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